Trying to understand politics, locally and nationally. Recording what I find here.
I’ve always been left-wing and not quiet about it, but only ever a passive observer. In the last election (December 2019), I did not campaign, flyer, or do anything other than vote.
Now we have Boris, Brexit, and a frightening lurch to the right. I can’t live with being passive any more, so I am trying to work out what I can do. I will use this blog to record anything I am involved with locally, and collate information from the broader political landscape, for myself and anyone else who wants to read it.
Views are my own, and I don’t necessarily know what I’m talking about.
Natalia’s Message
When Russia invaded Ukraine, I felt it keenly for reasons I go into below. I wanted to help, I’ve made some donations, but mostly I feel overwhelmingly impotent against gargantuan geopolitical forces. I am certain this feeling is sweeping Europe. I contacted my Ukrainian friend Natalia, because the one thing I can do is amplify…
Black Lives Still Matter
I normally post links in blogs as much as possible. In looking for web presences, I noticed that some organisations were surprisingly hard to find. It has struck me that that might be by design, so I’ve stripped the links. My fairly shonky video is here. I think the speakers are worth hearing in person,…
Black Lives Matter protest/Eddie goes swimming
My partner and I spent about 24 hours on-and-off debating whether or not to attend the BLM protest on College Green in the midst of a badly-handled pandemic. Given that we are sharing a house, one of us going still exposes the other to risk, so we had to compromise. We eventually decided to attend…
